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"Mark" wrote:

I have an old Walker-Turner bench-top drill press, probably built in 1953.
The tag shows "Model No. 1226-43", "Serial No. 000078" (really!). This
machine is in just about perfect condition, no rust, no holes in the table,
good paint, absolutely tight bearings. It has very low hours - so low, in
fact, that it still has the original belt (labeled "Walker Turner"). It
runs like a champ. It originally belonged to my father, who bought it new
(he's not around any more, so I can't ask him when or how). He taught me
how to "build stuff" using this when I was a kid, along with a 9" South Bend
lathe (in similarly perfect condition) and also a DeWalt 10" radial arm saw,
which I still use weekly.

The thing is, I also have a Harbor Freight mill-drill, which absolutely
sucks as a mill, but works pretty well as a drill press, and an Rong-Fu
table-top mill that I've barely used, but that seems pretty solid, so I
really don't have a need for a third drill press. So, with significant
reservations, I'm considering selling the Walker-Turner. Anybody have any
idea what the best route to sell it would be, and what it's worth? Or am I
being a complete idiot?

Thanks!
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Mark Moulding

I have an old bench top of about the same vintage, also made by Walker
Turner, but sports a Craftsman logo & data placard. Looks like an old
whore, but is still tight, true and going strong.

I also think you'll regret letting it go... it's some nice iron. Can't
even imagine ever letting mine go.

Erik